Maison Dieu repairs getting underway ahead of £9m restoration
A £400,000 programme of repairs to the Maison Dieu in Dover is getting underway ahead of the £9m lottery funded restoration. The repairs are expected to take up to 27…
Sandgate near Folkestone opens up with Safari Sale
Is your garage full of lockdown clear outs? Do you have bags of stuff cluttering up your house just waiting to find a good new home? If the answer is…
Former treasurer of charity run Sittingbourne pre-school ordered to repay £33,000 of stolen money
A fraudster who stole tens of thousands of pounds from a charity run pre-school near Sittingbourne has been ordered to pay back more than £30,000 under the Proceeds of Crime…
IT company staff walk 3 million steps for disabled Maidstone girl
A Surbiton IT company has walked almost three million steps in a month to raise funds for six-year-old Mia May from Maidstone who has a genetic disorder which leaves her…
Community Grants Scheme in Dover is back
Local community groups looking for vital funding are encouraged to apply to Dover District Council’s Community Grants Scheme. Building on the success of previous years’ schemes, the Council has increased…
Historic orchard restoration in Dover is latest phase in Lottery funding of £3.1 million project
An historic orchard is being restored at Russell Gardens in Dover in the latest phase of the Lottery funded restoration of Thomas Mawson’s c.1900 design for Kearsney Court gardens. A…
Dazzling Ashford designer sets out to help fellow debilitating disease sufferers
Photo above: Laura Brackenborough shows off a t-shirt and totebag An Ashford woman who suffers from a rare debilitating condition has come up with a unique line of clothing and…
How will Ben run and walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats without leaving Kent?
A Folkestone dad is hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for NHS heroes by completing a virtual run/walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Ben Sackett, from Folkestone, pictured above,…
Thanet cop’s Hats for the Homeless tops 70
PCSO Brandon Greenleaf with Ramsgate Town Council’s Maxine Morgan A Kent Police Community Support Officer’s idea to call on the kind-hearted knitters of Thanet during lockdown has resulted in a…
Hawkinge Museum boss helps Capel-le-Ferne Memorial save a packet after winter storms
Replica Battle of Britain fighters damaged by winter storms have been repaired free of charge, thanks to generous support from a local business and a conversation many years ago between…